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Post-tariffs surge in Chinese tires, brands
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron, Ohio — The expiration last Septembe…

Aircraft tire app from Michelin
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Aircraft Tire has introduced a mobile te…

Silicone potting compound meets UL flammability standard
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA – Designed to ensure integrity of electrical comp…

ATS winter weather study highlights advantages of winter tires
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK -- Following the coldest March in 40 years, ATS Euromaster sa…

Hankook chairman makes Forbes' list
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New York – Hankook Tire chairman Cho Yang-Rai has joined the world’s billion…

Silicones dominate thermic fluid market
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Albany, New York, USA – According to a new market report published by Transpar…

HB Chemical distributing Black Cat carbon black
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Don Detore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio—If a shor…

Thai agriculture ministry to stabilise rubber price
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok – The Thai Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is looking to preve…

OMV to spend €230m boosting butadiene capacity
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Vienna, Austria – Austrian oil and gas group OMV is to invest €230m in a proj…

Vietnam rubber tycoon rejects land grabbing accusations
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ho Chi Minh City – The Vietnamese rubber tycoon accused by the campaigning and…

ExxonMobil Chemical to demonstrate elastomer materials at Chinaplas
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – At the Chinaplas trade fair, Guangzhou, 20-23 May, ExxonMobil…

Pirelli to revise F1 tire construction
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan – Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., responding to criticism from Formula 1 teams of i…

Tokai sets up automotive hose business unit
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Following a series of acquisitions in the automotive hose market, To…

New silicone medical sealant from Master Bond
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hackensack, New Jersey – MasterSil 153Med from Master Bond is a two-component …

Apollo promotes Kramer, Vaczi
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Enschede, Netherlands — Apollo Vredestein BV has…

Phillips Carbon Black resumes operations at Palej
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New Delhi – The Palej unit of Philllips Carbon Black Ltd has resumed operati…

Glove maker Semperit reports strongest ever Q1
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vienna – Semperit AG, which makes rubber and plastic products for the medica…

New Evonik silica plant for Brazil
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries is planning to build a precipitated silica …

Dunlop marking 125 years of pneumatic tires
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Birmingham, UK – Goodyear Dunlop Europe is marki…

Schaeffler to end Continental accord as merger project wanes
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Frankfurt – Schaeffler AG, the largest investor in tire and components supplie…